Display box



June 1 1926.

J. S. NORTH DISPLAY BOX Filed April 29, 1924 I Patented .lune l, 1926.

STATES PATEN OFICE.

JOHN S. NORTH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSGNOR T0 NORTH BROS MFGrCO., OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A. CORPORATION OI PENNSYL- VANIA.

DISPLAY BOX.

Application filed April 29, 1924. Serial No. 709,860.

The object ot my invention is to provide a box in which goods arepacked, particularly mechanical tools, and to provide means whereby atool can be displayed on the box. A 'further object oi the invention isto provide a ydisplay box ot this type with a slotted bottom, whichnormally closed,

and, which, when the box is inverted, can be used to receive and hold atool, such as' a drill having a wheel that entends into the slot.

i ln the accompanying drawings,

Fig. l is an inverted perspective vieiv ol my improved display bon;

llig. 2 is a view of the box tilted and showing,` a drill mountedthereon;

liig. is a transverse sectional View ot the box;

Fig. lis a detached sectional perspective view of the bottom of the boi:showing` the bottom partially cut to form a slot; and,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view similar to Fig'. 1i showing the slot open.

'ihe body oit the bon l has a bottom 2 with a partially formed slottherein outlined by longitudinal cnt and transverse cuts said transversecuts being` at each end ot` the longitudinal cnt. rllhe portion l 'formsa closure Afor the slot, when in the position shown in Figs. l and l,When the bonr is packed for shipment.

The cover 5 of the box has a deep flange 6, in the present instance,which encloses the body l, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Then it isdesired to display the tool, which, in the present instance, is a drilla having a beveled gear Wheel l), and which has been packed in the box,the body l of the box is tilted, as shown in Fig. 2, and rests upon oneof the end flanges G of the lid rlhe closure 4l is then separated fromthe body of the box on the lines 3, and is turned in, as clearly shownin Fig'. 5, so as to open the slot 7 through Which the Wheel b ot thedrill extends. This allows the drill to lie fiat upon the invertedbottoni ot the box and the handle c can be arranged to lie parallel withthe bottom, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, making a very attractivedisplay, and at the same time, the drill is held rigidly in position onthe box. "When it is desired to pack the drill in the box, the drill isremoved and the closure Ll is pressed down into position, as illustratedin Fig. d closing the slot 7 in the bottom of the box, after which thetool can be packed therein in the ordinary manner. By making the slot inthe bottom ot the box, the top is leit free 'ior labels.

I claim:

l. A display box having a body portion provided with a bottom; a slot atone end of the bottom for the passage of a portion ot a tool to bedisplayed; and a closure pivoted to one side ot the slot and arrangedtbo close the slot when a tool is packed in the 2. The combination in aboi: of a body portion having a bottom, said bottom having a partial cntoutlining a slot and a closure 'for the slot so that, when it is desiredto display a tool on the inverted body ot the box, the closure can beforced in to open the slot tor the reception of a portion of the tool;and a flanged cover for the box.

JOHN S. NORTH.

